Live in the D: Frida

THE GRAND OPENING WAS AT 10:45 THIS MORNING. BUT KIND OF BRILLIANT MARKETING IDEA TO GET THE NAME OUT AND YOUR BUSINESS OUT THERE. AN INTERESTING CONCEPT, TOO. NOW ALL THIS WEEK WE'VE BEEN DINING IN D WE'VE BEEN GOING INTERNATIONAL. WE ARE THE UNITED NATIONS OF CULINARY EXPERIENCES. WE HAVE GONE FROM THE CLOVER FIELDS OF IRELAND TO THE EXOTIC SHORES OF TIE LAND IT -- THAILAND. SO WE HAVE TO HEAD SOUTH OF THE BORDER TO EXPLORE THE FLAVOR CUISINE OF MEXICO, THAT IS SERVED RIGHT NEITHER DEARBORN. NOW IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE CITY THAT YOU MIGHT THINK ABOUT FINDING AUTHENTIC MEXICAN CUISINE BUT OUR VIDEO JOURNALIST MICHELLE OLIVER SAYS THAT FRIEDA SERVES UP SOME OF THE BEST. Reporter: THANKS, GUESTS I'M HERE AT FRIEDA'S AND I EAT HERE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. TODAY WE ARE MAKING THE COMBO. THIS IS MY FAVORITE DISH TO GET HERE BECAUSE IT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING A FLOUR TACK ONO MAKING THE TACO FLUFFY BUT CRISPY. A CHEESE QUESADILLA AND MY FAVORITE THE CHUNKY BEEFED BURRITO FILLED WITH BEEF, POTATOES, ONIONS, CARROTS AND CELERY. THE CHIMMY GETS SOME BLOCK AND OF COURSE CHEESE GOES ON ARE ON EVERYTHING. YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH CHEESE. GARNISH THE CHIMMY WITH SOME SO YOU ARE CREAM TOP IT WITH A GREEN OLIVE AND SERVE IT WITH RICE AND BEANS. WE ARE FROM MEXICO SO WE KNOW WHAT IS AUTHENTIC AND WHAT IS NOT. SO WE ARE TRYING TO DO VERY, VERY AUTHENTIC THE CLOSEST AUTHENTIC FOOD THAT WE CAN MAKE. Reporter: YOLANDA AND HER FAMILY MOVED TO AMERICA ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO. AND IN 2010, THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO OPEN UP THEIR OWN RESTAURANT. I HAVE NINE BROTHERS AND SIX SISTERS. WHILE IT'S REALLY FUN, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE WHEN IT'S BUSY YOU WORK WHEN -- WHEN IT'S SLOW EVERYBODY CAN BE LIKE RELAXING AND YOU KNOW PLAYING AROUND AND ALL THAT. Reporter: MOST OF THE DISHES HERE ARE BASED ON THEIR FAMILY RECIPES. THEY ALSO MAKE FREQUENT TRIPS BACK TO MEXICO TO KEEP THEIR FOOD CURRENTS. EVERY THREE MONTHS ME AND MY OTHER BROTHER WE GO DOWN THERE AND SEE THE DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS AND OTHERS GO THERE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. Reporter: FOR THE SUMMER THEY ARE BRINGING IN TWO NEW DISHES FROM MEXICO. MINI COSTA -- SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THREE KINDS OF CEVICHA. RIGHT NOW WE FIND OUT WE HAVE THE SHRIMP AND SALMON. Reporter: THEY WANT TO SHOW THEIR CUSTOMERS TRUE MEXICAN CUISINE. BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT MEXICAN FOOD IS JUST TACOS WITH A LOT OF OIL IN THERE AND JUST LIKE REALLY JUNK FOOD. SO PEOPLE WHEN THEY COME HERE AND THEY SEE WHAT KIND OF TASTE WE HAVE THEY HAVE VERY GOOD EXPRESSION OF OUR PLACE. Reporter: AND THE CUSTOMERS CERTAINLY NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE. MY WIFE AND I WERE IN MONTEREY, MEXICO, AND YOU CAN'T GET AUTHENTIC IN EVERY MEXICAN RESTAURANT. Reporter: YOLANDA AND HER FAMILY ARE PROUD THEY CAN SHARER THAT MEXICAN HERITAGE WITH THE PEOPLE OF METRO DETROIT. I'M GLAD THAT WE OPEN A RESTAURANT HERE BECAUSE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CAME HERE IS REALLY NICE PEOPLE. THEY REALLY LIKE OUR FOOD. THEY'RE VERY GOOD PEOPLE. WELL, I CANNOT WAIT TO DIG IN HECHT I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY THE FOOD HAVE YOU IN STUDIO. IN DEARBORN, I'M MICHELLE OLIVER, "LIVE IN THE D". BLESS YOU MICHELLE FOR SENDING THE FOOD. FRIEDA DELIVERED BIG TIME. TAKE A LOOK AT IT. LET'S START ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE HERE. IF YOU CAN GET A SHOT OF THAT. THAT IS CHIMICHANGA AND ALSO A TACO NEXT TO IT WHICH IS REALLY GOOD. NOW MOVING TO THE LEFT THIS IS THE ONE THAT REALLY GOT MY ATTENTION. IT'S THIS ROAST PEPPER TAMALE AND ALSO THAT'S A -- CHALUPA. THEN WE HAVE YOUR STANDARDS ENCHILADAS AND THINGS LIKE THIS. I AM DIGGING INTO THIS ONE HERE IT'S A SALMON. SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO GO LOCALE AND BE RESPONSIBLE AND NOT GO INTO THINGS THAT ARE FRIED THAT'S GREAT JUST SKIP THE NACHOS. DON'T SAY THAT NOW I CAN'T GET A CHIP. I WANT TO GET A CHIP AND DO SOME GUACAMOLE. SEE, I'M GOING ON TO ATTACK THAT PEPPER IN A MINUTE BUT IT NEEDS A KNIFE AND FORK. NOW ALL WEEK WE'VE BEEN ASKING YOU IF YOU'RE ITALIAN, IF YOU'RE HUNGARIAN, IF YOU ARE LEBANESE WHERE DO YOU GO FOR THE MOST AUTHENTIC ETHNIC FOOD THAT REALLY CELEBRATES YOUR HERITAGE WHERE DO YOU GO. YOU HAVE BEEN GIVING US SOME GREAT IDEAS ON OUR Facebook PRAJ OUR "LIVE IN THE D" Facebook PAGE ALSO BY TWEETING US SO I KEEP THAT UP BECAUSE WE'RE GOING

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